Tag: money
member name: Duane B.
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July 21, 2007 06:50 PM EDT --
Living below your means is a conscious decision to take control of your financial present and future. It means making a commitment to save money every month and to reduce your level . . .
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August 04, 2007 09:31 AM EDT --
My first article on the basic rules of choosing to live below your means to gain control over your financial life generated, as expected, some interesting comments. Housing costs consume the . . .
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March 17, 2008 11:57 AM EDT --
We all know that we are in the middle of a sub prime home mortgage crisis that has developed into a general credit crisis that has generated the loss of trillions of dollars in the stock markets . . .
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February 16, 2007 11:11 AM EST --
Would you like to pay more or less Federal Income taxes? It sounds like a silly question, but flat tax proposals would shift a sizable tax burden from the top 10% of personal taxpayers to the remaining . . .
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November 27, 2007 10:36 AM EST --
Merrill Lynch has published the 2006 World Wealth Report that provides some interesting details on the 9.5 million high net worth individuals (HNWI) in the world that have . . .
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March 09, 2008 12:18 PM EDT --
The current massive lending/mortgage/credit crisis has spawned a new, but quite understandable, response on the part of the financially crunched hone owners: just locate a new place to live you . . .
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July 25, 2006 11:23 AM EDT --
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For several years I have noticed the TV ads for Video Professor, a company that gives away free CD's that will teach you how to operate popular . . .
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March 03, 2008 11:40 AM EST --
This morning, March 3, 2008, Warren Buffet, one of the wealthiest persons in the world, is the guest of CNBC. The Oracle of Omaha is discussing a wide variety of subjects, including the . . .
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August 08, 2007 06:23 PM EDT --
One of the most important principles of the living below your means philosophy is not falling in love with inanimate objects like cars. The car manufacturers, of course, want you to fall . . .
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January 25, 2008 10:20 AM EST --
It looks like the $ 150 billion economic stimulus plan agreed to by the White House and Congress will put a maximum of $1,800 into the hands of a married couple with two . . .
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November 11, 2007 10:48 AM EST --
President John. F. Kennedy is credited with the following quote: “A rising tide lifts all boats.” This quote is often used to justify the reduction . . .
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August 21, 2006 01:56 PM EDT --
Twenty-four states have minimum wage levels the same as the current Federal rate of $5.15, but six of those states have proposals on the November ballot to increase their minimum wage to between $6.15 . . .
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February 06, 2007 10:29 PM EST --
The Tax Foundation, a Washington D.C. nonpartisan tax research organization, is concerned that we have a growing number of lower incomes individuals and families in our nation that are not paying any, . . .
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August 03, 2007 10:42 AM EDT --
My wife and I just returned from a vacation trip to Ohio and West Virginia. Our car is a 2003 Chevy Venture van with the standard 3.4-liter engine. This is the full sized van on a 121-inch . . .
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May 14, 2008 08:54 AM EDT --
One of the major impacts of the housing/credit crisis was to reduce the value of housing in many areas of the country. Your real estate taxes are the product of the "market value" of the . . .
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September 22, 2006 08:56 AM EDT --
A recent MSBNC article on college costs reports that some of the more expensive schools are offering posh dorm rooms and other amenities along with their $40,000 per years tuition. Some students, . . .
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March 17, 2008 01:45 PM EDT --
The jobs report at the end of February indicated a net loss of jobs for the US economy, but one area of employment growth, government, had an increase of 22,000 jobs. The New York Times . . .
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June 17, 2007 10:13 AM EDT --
The US Census Bureau has released new data on US incomes for 2005. In that year the median income for full-time working men was $41.386 and the same number for women was $31,858, about 75% . . .
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February 29, 2008 09:09 AM EST --
I Gather (pun intended) the 143 responses to my first article on Social Security entitlements indicate a fairly strong interest on this subject. A listing of the specific suggestions . . .
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April 28, 2008 09:39 PM EDT --
With crude oil prices pushing toward $120 a barrel and predictions that they may reach $175, it is important to understand a little about how the crude oil market functions. A number . . .
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